Outer race locating washer
US9121304B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2360/24
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An assembly for a turbocharger can include a locating washer having an axis and a perimeter that includes a chord segment defined by an apothem measured from the axis; a bearing assembly that includes an outer race having an axis and a perimeter that includes a chord segment defined by an apothem measured from the axis; and a housing that includes a bore for receipt of the bearing assembly and a recess for receipt of the locating washer to space apart the axes of the locating washer and the outer race by a distance greater than the sum of the apothems that provides for contact between the chord segments upon rotation of at least one of the locating washer in the recess and the outer race in the bore. Various other examples of devices, assemblies, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
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